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Sara-Jayne Makwala King, standing in for Clarence Ford, speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories.

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro

00:40 Demi Moore, Kelly and Sharon Osbourne, and Jim Carrey, have gone viral for being almost unrecognisable

06:57 Canned martini found in school kids’ lunchboxes

09:19 The internet is putting together a World War III survival list

Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk.

This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, inspirational, passionate, and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarence covers a range of themes, including relationships, heritage, and philosophy.

Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views and News with Clarence Ford.

Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 9 am and 12 pm (South African time) on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

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Sara-Jayne Makwala King, standing in for Clarence Ford, speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories.

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro

00:35 A red-tide warning was issued for the West Coast after rock lobster and other marine life washed ashore in large numbers

04:16 Sinkhole swallows two cars in Nebraska in the USA

06:16 An Antarctic seal has taken a 4,500km detour to Cape Town’s coast

Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk.

This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, inspirational, passionate, and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarence covers a range of themes, including relationships, heritage, and philosophy.

Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views and News with Clarence Ford.

Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 9 am and 12 pm (South African time) on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2

Subscribe to the CapeTalk newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
 
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Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories.

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro

00:10 Several UK grocery stores have chocolate in lock boxes to combat a spike in theft

03:00 Influencer faces backlash after washing underwear in a hotel coffee machine

05:53 A seagull is injured during a football match and resuscitated by the team captain

Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk.

This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, inspirational, passionate, and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarence covers a range of themes, including relationships, heritage, and philosophy.

Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views and News with Clarence Ford.

Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 9 am and 12 pm (South African time) on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2

Subscribe to the CapeTalk newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
 
Keep the conversation going online: 
 
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Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories.

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro

00:02 Activists hung a photo in the Louvre of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly Prince Andrew) being driven from a police station after his arrest.

02:41 A new blood test can accurately predict the onset of Alzheimer's symptoms and detect brain changes years before clinical signs appear

06:32 The giant tortoises of the Galapagos return after 180 years

Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk.

This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, inspirational, passionate, and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarence covers a range of themes, including relationships, heritage, and philosophy.

Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views and News with Clarence Ford.

Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 9 am and 12 pm (South African time) on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2

Subscribe to the CapeTalk newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
 
Keep the conversation going online: 
 
CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk 
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CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567

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Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories.

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro

00:22 Lonely baby monkey Punch has been adopted by the internet

03:51 Antoni Gaudí’s spectacular Sagrada Familia has reached the full height of 172.5 meters, 144 years later

06:43 A dog abandoned at the check-in counter of an airport has been given a second chance at a forever home

Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk.

This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, inspirational, passionate, and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarence covers a range of themes, including relationships, heritage, and philosophy.

Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views and News with Clarence Ford.

Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 9 am and 12 pm (South African time) on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2

Subscribe to the CapeTalk newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
 
Keep the conversation going online: 
 
CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk 
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CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 
CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567

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Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories.

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro

00:52 Chao erupted on the N2 in Cape Town as armed men pointed guns at passing cars

08:02 Sheldrick Trust’s life-saving mission to rescue a lioness from a septic tank

09:45 Pet owners are creating hilarious LinkedIn profiles for their fur babies

Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk.

This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, inspirational, passionate, and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarence covers a range of themes, including relationships, heritage, and philosophy.

Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views and News with Clarence Ford.

Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 9 am and 12 pm (South African time) on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2

Subscribe to the CapeTalk newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
 
Keep the conversation going online: 
 
CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk 
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CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 
CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567

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Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories.

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro

00:24 The first maximum sentence permitted by law was handed down in Cape Town in an animal cruelty case

03:33 A construction building has collapsed in Sea Point

07:08 A job seeker’s email has gone viral with a ‘Your name is in the Epstein files’ in the subject line.

Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk.

This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, inspirational, passionate, and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarence covers a range of themes, including relationships, heritage, and philosophy.

Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views and News with Clarence Ford.

Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 9 am and 12 pm (South African time) on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2

Subscribe to the CapeTalk newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
 
Keep the conversation going online: 
 
CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk 
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CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 
CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567

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Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories.

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro

00:14 An Amazon delivery driver was rescued after a GPS sent him into the mudflats

04:17 A 92-year-old woman has gone viral for climbing a gate at a nursing home in China

06:22 The secret language behind the heart emojis

Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk.

This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, inspirational, passionate, and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarence covers a range of themes, including relationships, heritage, and philosophy.

Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views and News with Clarence Ford.

Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 9 am and 12 pm (South African time) on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2

Subscribe to the CapeTalk newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
 
Keep the conversation going online: 
 
CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk 
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CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 
CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567

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Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories.

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro

01:05 Golf thief escapes on a getaway donkey in Turkey

04:18 Australian restaurant accused family of planting armpit hair to avoid $600 bill

06:47 Cape Town taxi driver stops traffic to help a family of ducks cross the road

Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk.

This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, inspirational, passionate, and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarence covers a range of themes, including relationships, heritage, and philosophy.

Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views and News with Clarence Ford.

Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 9 am and 12 pm (South African time) on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2

Subscribe to the CapeTalk newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
 
Keep the conversation going online: 
 
CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk 
CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk 
CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ 
CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 
CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567

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Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories.

Timestamps:  

00:00 Intro

00:55 Helen Zille’s politicking service delivery mayoral campaign goes viral

04:55 Fans pay farewell to Dawson Creek actor James Van Der Beek, who passed away following a battle with cancer  

07:15 Study flags decline in Gen Z’s attention and memory

Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk.

This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, inspirational, passionate, and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarence covers a range of themes, including relationships, heritage, and philosophy.

Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views and News with Clarence Ford.

Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 9 am and 12 pm (South African time) on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2

Subscribe to the CapeTalk newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
 
Keep the conversation going online: 
 
CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk 
CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk 
CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ 
CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 
CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.